Wilsons Sandbox

Louis, When my KLR was new, I worried about that also. It seems to me like after the valley is carved out, it doesn't get much worse. As long as you keep the chain lubed, it should last a long time. My KLR has the original gizmo on it. On the return trip from Alaska, the Honda NX650 lost it's gizmo. The chain made much noise when decelerating, and was wearing into the swingarm, so it really does need to be there. Allan A14 79,000 miles

----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis Destree" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 11:10 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Chain slider life expectancy? > Hi all, > > I'm wondering how long the chain slider usually lives on a KLR. By > chain slider I'm referring to the black plastic gizmo that wraps > around the swingarm at the pivot point that your chain rests on > instead of grinding into the swingarm. > > I've got about 8,500 miles on my 2002 and there seems to be a pretty > good valley carved out of mine by the chain. This is the first bike > I've owned with such a thing, so I'm not sure when/if its bad enough > to worry about. > > Thanks, > Louis > Fort Worth, TX > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

Louis Destree wrote: [...]

> I'm wondering how long the chain slider usually lives on a KLR.

[...] Mine didn't only took about 30,000km to get some deep grooves in it. One day when I was bored, I cleaned the grooves and filled them with with 24-hour Araldite adhesive. It lasts better than you might think. Mister_T Melbourne Australia

When I got my 94 in Nov, and went completely through it, I noticed that the slider was pretty worn down, with only 10,000 miles on it. I found some really nice aftermarket pieces made out of poly, and in a choice of green, black, or yellow, (that's what I got to match my barbie and ken KLR) to replace the black chain slider, and the white chain guide. The poly is a harder material, withstanding alot more miles, is more slippery to help with drag, and grease, oil, and lube are easier to clean off of the parts. Also, if you change that stock slider with another stock slider, you are suppose to remove the whole damn swingarm to do so. The new poly slider I got has a slit in it, and all I had to do was cut the old one off, and bolt the new one on in 3 minutes. After 10,000 miles, (the odo just turned 20,000 yesterday) my new slider doesn't even have HALF the groove that the old one had after 10,000 miles. I got the parts at www.dirtly.com. By the way, for those of you that have the stock one, and lube your chain rarely, and/or use tacky or dry type lubes, the wear on that slider will be accelerated. I use 90 wt gear oil. MrMoose A8 (Barbie and Ken special) --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Louis Destree" wrote:

> Hi all, > > I'm wondering how long the chain slider usually lives on a KLR. By > chain slider I'm referring to the black plastic gizmo that wraps > around the swingarm at the pivot point that your chain rests on > instead of grinding into the swingarm. > > I've got about 8,500 miles on my 2002 and there seems to be a

pretty

> good valley carved out of mine by the chain. This is the first

bike

> I've owned with such a thing, so I'm not sure when/if its bad

enough

> to worry about. > > Thanks, > Louis > Fort Worth, TX